Credit to Author: David Vladeck| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Opinion: A CFPB proposal would create a quandary for consumers. Click and risk a computer virus, or don’t click and miss a debt payment.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000
The threat of cyberwar looms over the future: a new dimension of conflict capable of leapfrogging borders and teleporting the chaos of war to civilians thousands of miles beyond its front.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 22:43:29 +0000
All the state attorneys general, along with 12 major companies, promise to finally make serious moves against robocalls.
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:08:23 +0000
If the phishing page looks OK, and it has an HTTPS padlock, how are you supposed to spot phishes these days? Read our tips…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JksWcX1iM6g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:38:00 +0000
Multiple celebs fell for this one. Don’t believe them – it’s as much as a hoax as it’s always been.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fqYSQUlREk0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:45:31 +0000
Cisco just issued some urgent patching homework in the form of 31 security fixes, 4 of them for flaws rated ‘critical’.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Eij0RYVwTSA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:51:56 +0000
Ransomware has recently vaulted to the top of the news again, as devastating attacks continue to impact government, education and business operations in many jurisdictions, particularly in the United States. These attacks start in a number of ways – some start with a phishing email, others begin with hackers leveraging vulnerabilities in networking stacks to […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/ZdXUIXt04Eo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:18:44 +0000
Employees at Portland Public Schools were breathing easier this week after thwarting a business email compromise (BEC) scam that could have cost them almost $3m.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-aX8yPRl9QI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:17:12 +0000
Microsoft has given audio clips to contractors for years, but it says it recently stopped. … For the most part.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8wgKaiztpuA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Nearly two dozen cities in Texas have been hit by a ransomware attack executed by a single threat actor. These attacks beg the question: Is it ever worth it to pay a cyber attacker’s ransom? In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses the pattern of ransomware attacks on local governments, how municipalities have responded and how to prevent a ransomware attack in the first place.